A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 263 Nuclear Reactor

Professor Wang's lips twitched slightly.

Good heavens, I never expected you to be such a lawless outlaw.

"Alright, that's all for now. You can discuss the rest of the details with them."

Jiang Shuzhou pointed to Crane and Koros, who were secretly slacking off to the side.

He wouldn't let anyone just coast through a mission.

"Ahem, no problem. Master Vess, do you have any special guidance for our negotiations with your hometown?"

Crane knew he couldn't slack off like a nobody anymore, so he simply asked his temporary leader about his requirements.

"Talk normally, but don't be too harsh."

The implication was quite obvious, and Jiang Shuzhou understood it and responded accordingly.

"Alright, you guys tell me, I'm going to go take a look around."

Immediately afterward, before Professor Wang could speak, Jiang Shuzhou vanished from the conference room in a flash.

"Alright, Master Wang, let's talk."

Krane and Koros exchanged a glance, and then began tense and exciting negotiations.

The surrounding area consisted of cold steel walls, and numerous researchers in white lab coats moved about inside.

Below are numerous game pods, all filled with people currently online.

Many people who had just logged off were stretching their muscles, creating a lively scene.

Excuse me.

A familiar voice rang out, and Jiang Shuzhou turned around to see, sure enough, a familiar face.

Ye Chen.

"Young man, why aren't you studying properly?"

The familiar voice rang out, and Ye Chen froze, a look of horror appearing on his face.

"Then...Professor Navis?"

The voice trembled slightly, filled with disbelief.

"Yes, it's me. Are you surprised?"

Jiang Shuzhou said with a smile.

"No, no, haha, I'm just surprised."

"Why are you so stiff? I'm not going to eat you."

Are you really not going to eat it?

Ye Chen knew that although Jiang Shuzhou didn't eat people, his laboratory did.

People often come in upright and leave horizontally.

There are times when hundreds are consumed in a single day.

"Alright, look how scared you are. I'm your professor, don't worry, I won't deduct points from your score today."

Looking at Ye Chen trembling in front of him, Jiang Shuzhou also felt a little bored.

This guy has two faces, one online and one offline. He's incredibly arrogant online, but once you get to know him in person, he becomes this pathetic mess.

It might be related to his advancement to a higher level and the fact that if he dies on Earth, he is truly dead.

"I'm new here and need someone to come and show me around. Do you think you're up to the task?"

"I might not be very good at this."

"A man can't say he can't do it, so you're the one."

Jiang Shuzhou didn't let Ye Chen refuse; he directly ordered Ye Chen.

"..."

Ye Chen hung his head, resigned to his fate.

"This is a residential area, there are so many..."

Ye Chen was forced to become Jiang Shuzhou's tour guide.

"Is that a nuclear reactor?"

Jiang Shuzhou suddenly asked.

"A nuclear reactor? There are some in the facility, but they're underground. There aren't any here."

Ye Chen was very puzzled.

"I have vision; I can see."

"..."

Ye Chen fell silent.

You've already covered everything up, so what do you want me to introduce?

Why not just open it directly?

"Come on, show me the nuclear reactor."

Jiang Shuzhou was very interested in this kind of thing with extremely strong radiation.

The main reason is that nuclear radiation is said to have the ability to cause biological mutations, and Jiang Shuzhou would like to take advantage of this ability if possible.

Creations of flesh and blood require some change, whether known or unknown.

"OK."

Ye Chen naturally knew how terrifying high-level mages were, and he had no intention of stopping them.

It's just taking a look, what could possibly happen?

"Hello, this is a confidential area. Please show your pass."

The guards blocked the two.

"This is my pass."

Ye Chen showed his pass, and was about to explain.

"This is mine."

Jiang Shuzhou simply picked up an Ace from a deck of cards and passed the level.

This is illusion.

The door remained closed because there was still one more procedure to follow.

"There's also an iris scan ahead."

Ye Chen explained for a moment, and then he was dumbfounded.

"Identity verification successful. Welcome, Professor Wang Bowen."

Jiang Shuzhou walked over, and then the door opened.

Ye Chen was speechless.

The two then walked inside the facility.

Jiang Shuzhou didn't even glance at the various experimental equipment.

The only thing he cares about right now is the nuclear reactor.

Soon after, they arrived at the observation pod.

"It wasn't as shocking as I had imagined."

Jiang Shuzhou shook his head. The nuclear reactor was not interesting at all, but he wasn't there to look at it anyway.

"Do you have any extra fuel rods?"

"?"

Ye Chen was numb.

"Brother, no, Dad, no, Professor, calm down, please calm down!"

Seeing Jiang Shuzhou suddenly move and intend to directly extract the fuel rods from the reacting nuclear reactor, Ye Chen was extremely anxious.

He originally thought it was just for a look, but he never expected that this was the King of Hell, who actually planned to blow them all up into the sky.

However, it was too late; Jiang Shuzhou had already used teleportation to retrieve one.

"Not bad, it's quite warm."

"That's it," Ye Chen thought, closing his eyes and resigning himself to death.

However, unexpectedly, nothing happened.

There were no errors, no explosions, and not even any radiation.

Opening his eyes, Ye Chen was stunned. He even saw Jiang Shuzhou lick a fuel rod.

"It doesn't taste good."

It would be strange if this stuff tasted good.

"How...how did you do that?"

Ye Chen couldn't help but ask.

"Study more, and when you advance to a higher level, you'll be able to do it too."

"However, at the intermediate level, nuclear radiation can be ignored. This thing doesn't feel as bad as the pollution from the abyss."

Jiang Shuzhou was a veteran of countless battles; the pollution of the abyss was not only a mental attack, but also a physical one.

However, Jiang Shuzhou was already used to it. He played in the Abyss every day, so this dose of nuclear radiation was nothing to him.

"Are you... are you still a carbon-based life form?"

In theory, nuclear radiation would destroy human DNA, causing complete genetic collapse and ultimately leading to death.

Almost all carbon-based life forms are destined to suffer this fate.

"What are you saying? I am an energy being."

Jiang Shuzhou is no longer human. He used to be a simple god, but now he's practically an anthropomorphic being.

As mages advance to higher ranks, they become beings akin to energy creatures, and their physical bodies are no longer ordinary.

However, theoretically it is still flesh and blood.

It just contains very high levels of energy.

"Professor, could you please put it back? It looks really creepy to me."

You're such a coward.

Jiang Shuzhou tried it out and found that it wasn't as exciting as the Abyss, so he lost interest and teleported the fuel rod back to its original location.

During this time, the entire reactor did not react at all, as if nothing had happened.

This is because Jiang Shuzhou used a freezing technique to freeze the reaction in that small area.

The discussion was resolved in less than a minute.

"Sir, you can come up and sign the contract now. Also, Master Wang asked us to tell you to stop playing with nuclear reactors. If you want one, they can give you one."

"It doesn't feel as good as the abyss."

"..."

It's clear that Krane and Koros had nothing more to say.